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Woman indicted in fatal Henrietta crash

Amanda Hunt, 25, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the July 26 crash that killed Lisa Welk, 51.
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A Rush woman accused of driving drunk and causing the July crash that killed a 51-year-old woman has been indicted by a Monroe County grand jury.

The grand jury on Friday handed up a seven-count indictment charging Amanda M. Hunt with charges including two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Hunt, who on July 26 had been allegedly drinking at a bachelor party, was westbound on Calkins Road, near Hyland Drive, when she drove into an eastbound sport utility vehicle driven by Lisa R. Welk, 51, of Pittsford about 11 p.m.

A witness told police she saw Hunt speeding on Calkins — in a 35 mph zone — and passing other westbound vehicles by crossing over a double yellow line just prior to the fatal crash.

Welk's 15-year-old-daughter, Shawna Smith, was in the SUV's rear seat and survived.

Hunt, whose 25th birthday was the day of the crash, also suffered minor injuries in the crash.

According to court documents filed in July in Henrietta Town Court, deputies said Hunt's breath smelled of alcohol, she was crying, and her speech was slow, slurred and mumbled. Her eyes were bloodshot and glassy and her face was flushed, the paperwork read, and she told an investigator, "I was at a bachelor party, I had a few beers."